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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did the public want Queen Mary to wed?
(a) Edward Courtenay.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) Stephen Gardiner.
(d) Roger Ascham.

2. How did Stephen Gardiner respond to heretics in his diocese?
(a) He tortured them.
(b) He condemned them.
(c) He did not torture them.
(d) He did not condemn them.

3. How did Jane Grey behave at her execution in contrast to her husband Guilford Dudley?
(a) She was emotional in contrast to her husband who was brave.
(b) She was brave in contrast to her husband who lost his nerve.
(c) She did not pray in contrast to her husband who did.
(d) She prayed in contrast to her husband who refused to.

4. According to Weir, Queen Mary was ______for the political savvy needed to be queen.
(a) Ill-equipped.
(b) Too vain.
(c) Equipped.
(d) Too arrogant.

5. How did the doctors and midwives attempt to comfort Mary about not delivering by the end of May?
(a) They said had already miscarried.
(b) They said she would get pregnant again.
(c) They said she was never pregnant.
(d) They said she must have confused her dates.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Elizabeth feel about her guardian when she was placed under house arrest?

2. What were Philip II's motives for returning to England?

3. When Philip II was excommunicated by Rome, what was Mary forced to do?

4. Who did Philip of Spain arrive with in England?

5. What three reasons does Weir provide about why Frances Brandon's marriage to her second husband was scandalous?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Elizabeth's confinement in the Tower and what it revealed about her character?

2. What was Philip's state of mind at Hampton Court regarding Mary not giving birth, and why did he leave?

3. Describe the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth at Hampton Court, and why was it significant?

4. How did Jane Grey and her husband Guilford compose themselves at their execution, and why was it significant?

5. What was Mary's state of mind after Philip left ,and what was her attitude toward Elizabeth?

6. Why was the Protestant rebellion squelched by Mary, and what did it signify for her councilors?

7. How did Mary want to deal with Elizabeth regarding Wyatt's rebellion, and why is it significant?

8. Why did Thomas Wyatt and a group of men meet in November, 1554, and why was it significant?

9. Why did Mary retract Jane Grey's privileges at the Tower, and under what condition did she offer her a reprieve?

10. Why were the councilors undecided about what they should do with Elizabeth, and what choice did they eventually make?

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